This spell reorganizes spells in a wizard's spellbook(s). A wizard casting this spell must write his or her spells in the desired order on a sheet of parchment. This serves as the material component. The cost of a sheet of parchment is 2sp. All spells to be reorganized must be known by the wizard (i.e. if the wizard needs to make a spellcraft check to memorize any of the spells, the spell fails.) This spell can be used to organize spells across multiple spellbooks up to a total of 20 pages per level.

It is mostly a flavor/realism spell. What do you think? Is it abusable in any reasonable way?

Wizard takes someone else's spellbook for 10 minutes, shifts out all the attack spells that he can shift out and shifts in all the useless spells. He then physically copies back the spells he 'lost' if he still wants them.

This would leave a poor wizard with a book full of wierd spells and the PC with attack spells which would kinda screw the other wizard ahead of an arcane battle...

In conclusion, it allows a player to screw with another wizards spell book, even if it doesn't allow copying of unknown spells, it can deny use of spells for other wizards given 10 minutes of spare time with a spellbook.

Wizard takes someone else's spellbook for 10 minutes, shifts out all the attack spells that he can shift out and shifts in all the useless spells. He then physically copies back the spells he 'lost' if he still wants them.

This would leave a poor wizard with a book full of wierd spells and the PC with attack spells which would kinda screw the other wizard ahead of an arcane battle...

In conclusion, it allows a player to screw with another wizards spell book, even if it doesn't allow copying of unknown spells, it can deny use of spells for other wizards given 10 minutes of spare time with a spellbook.

JJeff, thanks for the input. If you get another wizard's spellbook you have to make spellcraft checks to know the spell in order to memorize or cast them, right? That's my reading of the magic section in PHB. I was trying to offset this problem by putting in this line "(i.e. if the wizard needs to make a spellcraft check to memorize any of the spells, the spell fails.)" Obviously you don't think that's sufficient, right? Why not? Can you suggest how to prevent this problem if you don't think this will prohibit this abuse?

JJeff, thanks for the input. If you get another wizard's spellbook you have to make spellcraft checks to know the spell in order to memorize or cast them, right? That's my reading of the magic section in PHB. I was trying to offset this problem by putting in this line "(i.e. if the wizard needs to make a spellcraft check to memorize any of the spells, the spell fails.)" Obviously you don't think that's sufficient, right? Why not? Can you suggest how to prevent this problem if you don't think this will prohibit this abuse?

This spell reorganizes spells in a wizard's spellbook(s). A wizard casting this spell must write his or her spells in the desired order on a sheet of parchment. This serves as the material component. The cost of a sheet of parchment is 2sp. All spells to be reorganized must be known by the wizard (i.e. if the wizard needs to make a spellcraft check to memorize any of the spells, the spell fails.) The books being targeted by this spell must all be owned by the caster. This spell can be used to organize spells across multiple spellbooks up to a total of 20 pages per level.

This spell reorganizes spells in a wizard's spellbook(s). A wizard casting this spell must write his or her spells in the desired order on a sheet of parchment. This serves as the material component. The cost of a sheet of parchment is 2sp. All spells to be reorganized must be known by the wizard (i.e. if the wizard needs to make a spellcraft check to memorize any of the spells, the spell fails.) The books being targeted by this spell must all be owned by the caster. This spell can be used to organize spells across multiple spellbooks up to a total of 20 pages per level.